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Faurisson v. France

United Nations Human Rights Committee.  08 November 1996 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Freedom of expression — Restrictions on freedom of expression — Conditions — Requirement that any restriction be provided by law, address a legitimate aim and be necessary for the achievement of that aim — French legislation prohibiting the denial of certain offences connected with the Holocaust — Whether a violation of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Article 19

International tribunals — United Nations Human Rights Committee — Competence — Domestic remedies rule — Committee not empowered to question in the abstract the compatibility of national law with the Covenant — Committee confined to investigating the communications submitted to it

Keywords

Human rightsInternational tribunals
Type
Case Report
Information
International Law Reports , Volume 115 , 1999 , pp. 355 - 383
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1999

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